Ironing-board.



W. R. M'OGEE.

IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1999. RENEWED DBO. 21.1910.

PatentedAug. 8, 1911.

IN VENTOR.

WITNESSES A TTORNE Y.

OI-UMIIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. I! C.

WILBERT R. MCGEE, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

IRONING-BOARD.

Application filed June 11, 1909, Serial No. 501,477.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILBER'r R. MOGEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seattle, in the county of Kingand State of Vashington, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my improvements is the production of an ironing-boardwhich will be of simple and inexpensive construction; which is adaptedto be readily secured to or disengaged from the end of a kitchen tableand that, too, without the manipulation of any clamping screws, or thelike; which is supported and braced so as to furnish a rigid structure;and which may be folded into a small compass when unemployed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of anironing-board embodying my invention and shown in operative position;and Fig. 2 is an underside plan view of the same, when collapsed. Fig. 3is a detail cross sectional view.

The board proper is formed of a wooden board 5 of any appropriate shapeand is desirably provided with a reinforcing cleat 6 at the extremity ofthe head end and upon the top side. Upon the underside of the board andat a short distance from said end is a transversely arranged bar 7 whichis secured at its midlength, as by a screwbolt 8 and a butter-fly nut 9,to the board. The ends of this bar afford suflicient resilience toyieldingly hold the gripping member in position. Said gripping member isformed of stiff wire and is comprised of a looped end 10 which protrudesbeyond the head end of the board and is directed upwardly, as shown inFig. 1. The branches of this loop extend downwardly, as at 11, thencelongitudinally beneath the board, as at 12, thence upwardly to meet theboard whence the branches are further prolonged, as at 13, to extendbeneath said bar and ter minate therebeyond in upwardly directed toes 14which are socket-ed in recesses provided in the board.

To engage the board with a table the tail end of the board is tiltedupwardly to allow the edge of the table top 15 being inserted betweenthe loop part 10 ofi the gripping member and the lower edge of theboard. By lowering the tail end so that the board will assume ahorizontal position the gripping member is sprung downwardly and theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Renewed December 21, 1919. Serial No. 598,658.

tension upon said member causes it to grasp the table edge with forcesufficient to prevent its easy displacement. The bar 7 reinforces andsupports the gripping member in its grasp of the table and allows ofadjustment of the opening between said member and the board edge toprovide for varying thicknesses of tables.

Cushion pieces 16 of rubber, or an equivalent, are secured to theunderside of the board to furnish a better clamping face and also toprevent the marring of the table with which the board is to be clamped.

Hinged to the underside of the board is a leg 17 having a recess 18along the top edge which is notched, as at 19, to afi'ord a lodgment forthe looped portion 20 of a brace 21. The latter is maintained within therecess by a guard strap 22 which spans the recess and is rigidly securedto the leg. Said guard strap is doubled to provide a loop 23 whichprotrudes beyond the end of said leg to inclose a hinge pintle 24 of anattachment 25 secured to the underside of the board. The brace 21, seeFig. 2, is made of a stiff wire or a rod and is formed with legs 26which diverge from the intermediate loop 20 to the extremities 27 whichare directed out wardly. Angular shaped members 28 are firmly secured tothe underside of the board at about the mid-length of the latter and inproximity to the lateral edges thereof. The members 28 are each formedwith a longitudinally arranged depending flange 29 severally providedwith a series of spaced holes 30 and which may be selectively used forsocketing the respective extremities 27 of said brace and whereby theinclination of the leg 17 may be regulated to support the board inhorizontal position for various heights of tables.

The operation of the invention will, it is thought, be understood fromthe foregoing.

What I claim, is

1. The combination of a board, a gripping member comprising a loopedcentral portion which protrudes beyond the head end of the board andterminating at the rear in upwardly directed extremities which aresocketed in recesses provided in the board, a transversely arranged barfor securing said member to the board, adjustable means for securingsaid bar to the board, a leg hingedly connected to one end of the board,a bifurcated brace connected intermediate its extremities to the leg,and means for secur ing the extremities of said brace in variousadjusted positions to the board.

2. The combination of a board, agripping member comprising a loopedcentral portion which protrudes beyond the head end of the board andterminating at the rear in upwardly extending extremities which aresocketed in recesses provided in the board, a transversely arranged barfor securing said member to the board, adjustable means for securingsaid bar to the board, a leg hingedly connected to one end of the board,and provided with a recess in one edge, a strap extending lengthwise o'er said recess, a bifurcated brace slidably connected intermediate itsextremities within said recess to the leg, and means for securing theextremities of said brace in various adjusted positions to the board.

3. The combination of a board, cushion pieces secured to the head end ofsaid board, a gripping member comprising a looped central portion whichprotrudes beyond the head end of the board and terminating at the rearin upwardly directed extremities which are socketed in recesses providedin the board, a transversely arranged bar for securing said member tothe board, adjustable means for securing said bar to the board, a leghingedly connected at one end to the board and provided with a recess atone edge, a strap extending lengthwise over said recess, a bifurcatedbrace slid-ably connected intermediate its extremities within saidrecess to the leg, and means for seem ing the extremities of said bracein various adjusted positions to the board.

\VILB ERT R. MOGEE. Witnesses H. BARNES, W. L. FRoss.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

